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# Charlie Gehringer

(1903–1993)   Baseball Player

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Charlie Gehringer was a baseball player.

## Quick Facts About Charlie Gehringer

Born May 11, 1903

Died January 21, 1993

Profession Baseball Player

## About Charlie Gehringer

American baseball player (1903-1993)... \| Charles Leonard Gehringer, nicknamed "the Mechanical Man", was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played for the Detroit Tigers for 19 seasons from 1924 to 1942. He compiled a .320 career batting average with 2,839 hits and 1,427 runs batted in (RBIs). He had seven seasons with mor

##  Quotes by Charlie Gehringer

> [Us ballplayers do things backward. First we play, then we retire and go to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-gehringer/us-ballplayers-do-things-backward-first-we-play-then-we-retire-and-go/)

Charlie Gehringer

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